November 28, 2018

Opening Keynote Session

The 9th Arctic Futures Symposium will open with a series of keynote speeches.

Maria-Anne Coninsx

Elle Merete Omma

Eirik Sivertsen

Jean Lemire

Tomas Norvoll

Coffee Break

10:20 - 10:30

Opening Keynote Session (continued)

One more keynote to round out the introductions.

Matti Anttonen

10:30 - 12:00

How well are the Arctic Institutions Serving the Needs of the Arctic and Its People?

How well are the Arctic institutions that were created in the past 25 years serving the needs of the Arctic and its people? What changes in those institutions and what new institutional arrangements might be necessary as conditions in the Arctic evolve?

Andreas Raspotnik

David Balton

René Söderman

Marie-Anne Coninsx

Bryndís Kjartansdóttir

Elle Merete Omma

Mininnguaq Kleist

Bård Ivar Svendsen

Björn Lyrvall

Leigh McCumber

Elin Mortensen

Bridget Larocque

Lunch Break

13:00 - 14:15

Connecting the Arctic: Transport and Logistics

This session will look at actual and visionary Arctic projects in the context of climate change and sustainable development - transport within the Arctic Region, including remote areas, and from the Arctic to the rest of the world.

Harri Mäki-Reinikka

Kjell Stokvik

Mårten Edberg

Jóhanna á Bergi

Jacob Nitter Sørensen

Cécile Pelaudeix

Martin Zeitler

Coffee Break

14:45 - 16:00

Culture, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in the Arctic

This session will focus on how Arctic culture, innovation and entrepreneurship. It will explore barriers entrepreneurs encounter, ways to overcome them, how to create an entrepreneurial culture, and to facilitate culture as a business.

Anu Fredrikson

Sóley Hammer

Sandra Márjá West

Dieter Müller

Bridget Larocque

Hayley A. Henning

Anne Lajla Utsi

Coffee Break

16:30 - 17:45

Blue Growth in the Arctic: Prospects and Challenges

What challenges are we faced with when we attempt to exploit the blue economy potential, not only in the Arctic, but also more generally? How do we go about governing blue economy activities in the Arctic (and beyond)?

Andreas Østhagen

Frode Nilssen

Kjell Kristian Egge

Henrik Leth

Elin Mortensen

Alessia Clochiatti

17:45 - 18:15

Closing Statements

The symposium will close with keynote speeches and look back on salient topics discussed during the day.

Kristian Leffler

Kirsti Methi

Event Organiser

The Arctic Futures Symposium is organised annually by the International Polar Foundation to raise public awareness of important developments in the Arctic region